South African rapper and businesswoman Boity Thulo intrigued her fans with a three-day castor oil detox plan she is set to endure in the first week of June 2022.
Boity Thulo castor oil detox plan: Is it safe to follow?
Thulo announced the detox plan on social media, on Tuesday 24 May 2022, after admitting she enjoys castor oil with a cup of green tea as her drink of choice in the morning.
The 32-year-old explained the drink forms part of a three-day detox plan she undergoes at the start of every month to kick things off “on a clean slate.”
In addition to ingesting a full tablespoon of castor oil mixed into a cup of green tea, Thulo also refrains from sugary and fast foods, heavy meat, and bread.
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“Try keep your diet as light and clean as possible,” she tweeted.
While on the detox, avoid refined sugars, dairy, fast foods, heavy meat and bread. Try keep your diet as light and clean as possible.
— 4436 OUT NOW (@Boity) May 24, 2022
While Thulo’s advice was not prefaced with a recommendation to seek health tips from a qualified nutritionist or general practitioner before making extreme dietary changes, she did correctly point to castor oil as a very useful cleansing alternative.
New York-based dietitian Jillian Kubala notes, in her article published on Healthline, four beneficial uses of castor oil, which include:
- taking it as a natural laxative
- applying it as a natural moisturiser
- using it to treat wounds
- to clean dentures
However, according to Kubala, castor oil, in large doses, “can cause abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.”
The seed is also not recommended for long-term use and people living with gastro-related issues are advised to avoid it altogether.
No research currently exists on the benefits of mixing castor oil with green tea.
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